Shoe construction



Nov. ll, 1930. s. L. MARCUS 1,781,118

SHOE CONSTRUCTION Filed July 19, 1928 3 Sheet's-Sheet l Nbv. 11, 1930. s. L. MARcUs SHOE `GONSTRUGTIION iled July 19. 1928 n 3 Sheets-Sham*l 2 Nov. 11, 1930. s. MARCUSl 1,731,118

SHOE CONSTRUCTION Filed July 19, 1928 3 sheet's-sneet s wei/Zawya.

Patented Nov. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES SAMUEL L. MARCUS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS n p SHOE CONSTRUCTION YApplication led 'July 19,

This invention relates to'improvements in shoe construction and the obj ect thereof is to provide a novel shoe, sole and arch construction and yto so construct the shoe that it will not give, yield, or break down under weight of the wearer at the arch and will obviate the objections heretofore present in shoes having metal or spring arches as well as provide comfort for the wea-rerby providing an arch Of leather which bridges the customary space at the arch beneath the-sole, and between the ball of the'foot vat themetatarsal bones at the sole of the shoe and the'heel to give comfort to the wearer without detractingfrom the ap- 15 pearance of the shoe.

vA further obj ect ofthe invent-ion is to provide a specially constructed shoe which is principally intended for persons, part-icularlymen of abnormal-weight, or for those having weak arches, which Vis accomplished by forming the, arch, which is preferably an eX- tension of the sole proper, with a central depression -producinga concavity on the inner side of the varch portion so that the central port-ion Of the outer layer of the arch is Hush with the sole. The concavity ofthe archj ust referred to is then filled in between points adjacentthe metatarsal bones and the heel, with a sufficient number of layers of leather to produce a solid, stitfened and reenforced arch portion which is raised or humped to fit the arch of the foot and give support to the same and the weight of the body thereon. These layers, which are used to ill in the concavitgy7 in the arch, are preferably glued togetheror otherwise secured in position and are also glued or otherwise secured to the inner side 192s. serial No. 293,946.

Figure 5 is a'bottom plan View before the application ofthe outer sole and the heel.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan View of the inner sole and layers forming the lill-in producing the arch.

Figure 7 is a top plan View of theouter sole. A

perspective view of the heel or vamp 2, toe`3 and counter heel portion 4.

The inner sole is designated at 13 andthe inner sole lining at 6 as distinguished from the outer sole 5 and the usual welt 7. The arch portion'is designated at 8 and is a continuation of the outer sole while the heel is designated at 9.

The arch portion of the outer sole is formed by means of dies to produce a concavity 10 in the inner side of the arch portion of the sole, said vconcavity narrowing toward the heel portionand sloping up on opposite sides as indicated at 11 while the heel portion of the sole 5 slopes downwardly to said ooncavity -in concave formation as indicaed'at 12.

It willbe noted that the concavi-t)7 10 extends liush with the ball portion of the sole 5 and the bottom of the heel 9 and the concavity is filled in which a'suiiicient numberl of layers 13 of leather or other suitable material glued :or otherwise fastened together, so that the inner side of the arch portion of the sole at the concavitv 10 will be flush with the inner side of the tread portion of the sole 5. These layers include a top layer 13 forming the, insole of the shoe as disclosed more particularly in Figures 5 and as well as in Figure 2, have sloping sides and are gradually smaller toward the bottom and taper olf vat their edges and toward the inner V1solef1l'3` l'so -asto conform `to the -top lface of iV thesole and the concavitytherein producedby `the portions 10, 11vand 12. This ller eX- Vtends between the ball Vof the foot at the metatarsal bonesV and theheel of the foot 5 fromslightly inbackof the front edgeof the heel 9 of the shoe at the bottom layer f thereof and is inclined rearwardly tofa point Y almost to the rearof the heel at the top layer. YThen the inner sole and filler arersecured 10 in position, the outer solevv is placed thereoverrn andsecured in position to theupper, byv pegsorotherwise, in conjunction with stitching m- `dicated at 111, including the 'inturned bottom portions of the shoe upper designated at 2 and` f 15 4, and shown more particularly at 15 in ure 5 ofthe drawings. This it will be ob -l giving, yielding or breaking down under the With this construcl tion', itis unnecessaryrto Vfurther strengthen l the arch byimeans of they usual springesteel weight of lthe wearer.

arch supports or strips of steel securedunder# `30V neath the heeland extending lengthwise of the archlbetween the, inner and'outer layers of the sole to Ya point. about inline with the yball of the foot or otherwise. The insole 13 Y V i and sections 13 of the arch are formed by rlayversofleather'y which are glued orotherwise secured together andthis reinforcing portion disclosed more particularly infFigure 6 is madeup and properly shaped with'slopingV Asides as indicated at-16 in Figures and 6 of vthe drawing. The purpose of this is to cause the reinforcing layers of the arch to con- "form to the concavity 10 and the side portions ,'11 and heel 12 of the outer sole at the top of the latter, as disclosed kin Figure 7 .so that Vvwhen the louter .sole and heel are applied,ithe

archwillbe bridged .between the tread or' ball portion; ofthe shoe sole adjacent the metatarsal V bone and the bottom ofV and l slightly under the heelat the bottom but inclined-rearwardly, toa point near the rear of the heel atthe top, asdisclosedmore particu- -larly in Figures 1, 2and'3 ofthe drawing. alilowevenowing to the tapering formation of layers,k 13, Ythe latter kkwill slopeV upwardly towards oppositesi'des of the front edge 17 ,of the yheel '9;fand vrender' thereinforcing {archfundi'scernible while atY the same time giv- VVingtheV necessary lstrength ltogsustain the fweight oflan-abnoriiially heavy person. The 'result will be extremecomfort y'for those hav- Y ing ff-wealr, arches or 'for'` heavy persons, since, the archlrwilli, iiotigive, yield orybreak VV,down

'ner sole attached tothe upper, an outerv sole the reinforcing archilO, togetherV with the" e Y Vrearends ofV the'layers, and a heel having a* directed to the factthat' this heelis made up 'if j of a series of layers or lifts and these layers are Y.

cut out or concaved on the inside, or top, as

lindicated at 18 in Figure of the drawing so Q 4.

as to conform to the bottom of the'outer sole 57'() i.,

with'the filling comprising the arch. Preferably, the outer sole is cutoff or recessed i slightly as indica-tedat 19in'order to receive the heel portion 9 thereon atits bottom layer v 2O.A This isdue to the fact'rthat the recessing Y y orlcutting outof theheel 9 as indicatedat 18`V is so formed that all ofthellayers arelcutl through vexcept a portion of the vbottoni layer Y of the heel, as indicated at 20. Of course,`the Y heel while preferably made of leather, may be of any other suitable .as rubber. l Y v Y' z While `I have describedwhatl consider to be the preferred form, it is'to be understood that various changes 1in the proportion, conofthe invention. e y Y Havingfthus described my invention, :what I claim is: l 1 1 v y., f1. in a shoe constructiomanouter sole hav- Y ing a; depressedfarch portion, a -series'r'of con-- nected layers filled into said-:arch portion, and.

a heel htting the' sole and-conformingiwith the heelportion'thereof` said depressed arch portion beingk flush Vwith Vthe :bottom y ofN the sole and heel. f Y f Y 1 2. In a shoe. construction, Van upper, an in-v attached to thev inner Ysole and upper.and m0 having'a depression atthe arch, a heel at-V tached to the A,outerfsole at, the heell portion o f the shoe and concaved at the top to fit the Y saine, and a filling in said depression between the inner sole and the outer sole, the depressed arch portion lying flushjwiththe bottom of the outer sole at the ballor tread of thel Shoe Y andthe bottomof the heel. Y

3. A shoe construction having an inner sole ilo with a thickened archv portion produced by a series oflayers secured "together and gradu-k atingin size to the bottom, said layers being successively smaller toward theV bottom to .provide oppositely sloping sides and front and heel portions, an outer sole having acon-V cavity at the arch portion formed by ydepressing the sole to provide oppositely inclined side portions anda heel concavity fittingA the Y- concavity at" the top narrowing centrallyat ,Y the front of the heel to fit the-bottom formaouter sole and the bottom face of the heel. 1 .41. In a shoe construction, an upper, an inner sole securedto the upper, saidinner sole ycomposed of layers glued Vtogetherintapering V*formation to providefoppositel'y slopingY Y lau A S0 material desired, such .Y g

.struction and arrangements of the parts may y be. made from thatsliown and described,A Vwithout departing fromthe spirit-andscope Y iai side portions at the arch and an upwardly sloping portion toward the heel, an outer sole secured to the inner sole and upper and having a depression at the arch providing oppositely upwardly sloping sides, the concavity narrowing toward the heel and the heel portion being concaved to fit the arch portion of the inner sole whereby the arch portion of the shoe and the outer sole will lie flush with the bottom of the tread portion of the sole at the ball of the shoe, and a heel having a top concavity fitting the heel portion of the outer sole and secured thereto so that its bottom face will be flush with the arch portion of the sole and the tre-ad of the sole at the ball portion thereby reinforcing the arch against give, yield or breaking down under the weight of the wearer.

5. In a shoe construction, an outer sole having a depressed arch portion, a series of layers secured together and filled into said arch portion and tapering upwardly at the sides and toward the opposite ends between the meta-v tarsal bones at the front and under the heel at the rear, and a heel fitting the sole and conforming with the heel portion thereof, the depressed arch portion lying substantially flush with the ball portion of the outer sole and the bottom of the heel.

6. A shoe construction including an inner sole` a filler secured thereto and producing a thickened arch portion of raised formation and tapering towards opposite ends, an outer sole having a concavity at the arch portion receiving the filler and a heel having a cavity fitting the sole, the bottom of the sole under the concavity at the arch portion of the outer sole lying flush with the bottom of the heel and the tread of the outer sole.

7. A shoe construction having an inner sole with a thickened arch portion, an outer sole having a concavity at the arch portion formed by depressing the sole and a heel concavity fitting the inner sole, and a heel having a concavity at the top extending to the front of the heel to fit the bottom face of the arch, the bottom of the sole at said concavity at the arch portion lying flush with the bottom of the tread of the outer sole and the bottom face of the heel.

8. In a shoe construction, an outer sole having a depressed arch portion, an inner sole, a filler attached to the inner sole and fitting the depression of the arch portion between the metatarsal bones at the front and under the heel at the rear, and a heel fitting the sole and conforming to the heel portion thereof, said depressed arch portion lying flush with the tread of the sole and the heel.

9. A shoe construction including an inner sole, an outer sole having a concavity, an arch portion, a filler between the inner sole and outer sole producing a thickened arch portion of'raised formation tapering toward opposite ends within the concavity and a heel to which the outer sole is secured, the bottom face of the concavity at the arch portion of the outer sole lying flush with the bottom of the heel and the tread of the outer sole.

10. A shoe construction, having an outer sole having a depressed' arch portion, an inner sole, a filler between the inner and outer soles and fitting the depression of the arch portion, and a heel secured to the outer sole, the depressed arch portion of the outer sole having its bottom face` lying flush with the tread of the sole and the bottom of the heel.

11. A shoe construction, having an outer sole with a depressed arch portion forming a top concavity the bottom face of which is iiush with the bottom face of the heel and the bottom of the sole at the ball of the tread and nsA the sides of which are inclined upwardly to the side edges of the arch.

12. A shoe having an outer sole and a heel, said sole extending the full length of the shoe and inclined to the top of the heel at the back,l

and an arch portion depressed to form a top concavity and the bottom face of the longitul dinal central part of which is flush with the bottom of the heel and the tread of the sole 

